Gino Avoids Strike, Zebras Stay Put

Owners and employees at legendary celeb-haunt Gino restaurant (commonly called “Gino’s”) signed a new employment contract yesterday, ending weeks of speculation about a possible strike and potential closure of the historic Upper East Side eatery.

Longtime Gino waiter and union liaison Marco Dell’Aguzzo told The Observer that the two sides reached a compromise Monday morning which maintains workers’ health care and pension benefits while capping wages and cutting back on vacation time.

Bottomline: The New York institution that author Gay Talese deemed “a time capsule” remains entact. Long live zebra-adorned walls and the Monday-night Osso Bucco special!